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ESA’s 2026 EarthCARE MAAP Hackathon

April 20 - April 24
ESA-ESRIN, Largo Galileo Galilei, 1
Frascati, RM 00044 Italy

Background ESA invites you to its first EarthCARE MAAP Hackathon! EarthCARE — Earth Cloud, Aerosol and Radiation Explorer — is a joint satellite mission by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). It is the sixth mission selected under ESA’s Earth Explorer Programme and was launched on 28 May 2024. By the time of the Hackathon, …

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ESA Digital Twin Earth Components: Open Science Meeting 2026

February 2 - February 4
ESA-ESRIN, Largo Galileo Galilei, 1
Frascati, RM 00044 Italy

Background There is an undeniable urgency to act on the unprecedented ‘triple crisis’ of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. This requires new advances in the way we observe, understand and predict the dynamic evolution of the Earth system and its complex interactions with human activities and ecosystems. Digital Twins have recently emerged as potential …

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ESA’s 2025 Big Data Foundations for Earth Observation Training Course

This post contains educational materials from the event ESA’s 2025 Big Data Foundations for Earth Observation training course held in Riga, Latvia, from September 22-26, 2025. Access specific videos (click on ), presentation slides (click on ), and exercise data (click on ) from the sessions here below, or download all the theory slides, practical …

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CITYNEXT – AI-Driven Insights for Sustainable Urban Growth and Climate Resilience

Prime company: MindEarth (CH)

The CITYNEXT project is funded under ESA’s FutureEO program, through the call for “Industrialization of AI Methods for Decision Intelligence in Climate and Security Applications”, which supports the development of AI methods for decision intelligence in climate and security applications. CITYNEXT is an advanced AI-powered solution aimed at predicting urban growth, and related mobility patterns, …

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INDUSTRIALIZATION OF AI METHODS FOR DECISION INTELLIGENCE IN CLIMATE AND SECURITY APPLICATIONS (Fire-Aid)

Prime company: OroraTech GmbH (DE)

The project is part of the programme element concerning the industrialization of AI Methods for Decision Intelligence in Climate and Security Applications, the project has the aim to develop capabilities to enhance fire incident response and evaluation with applications concerning decision making of industrial and public operators. It is based on Artificial Intelligence using multi-modal …

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BiDS | Big Data from Space 2025

September 29, 2025 - October 3, 2025
The University of Latvia, Raiņa bulvāris 19, Centra rajons,
Rīga, Lettonia LV-1586 Latvia

Background Big Data from Space 2025 (BiDS25) is a major biennial event co-organised by the European Space Agency (ESA), the European Commission, and the EU Satellite Centre (SatCen). It brings together professionals from academia, industry, government, and beyond to explore how large-scale space data and advanced technologies—like AI, cloud computing, and data platforms—can address key …

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2025 Big Data Foundations for Earth Observation Training Course

September 22, 2025 - September 26, 2025
The University of Latvia, Raiņa bulvāris 19, Centra rajons,
Rīga, Lettonia LV-1586 Latvia

Background The European Space Agency is organising a five-day Big Data Foundations for Earth Observation training course, taking place in Riga, Latvia. The course will offer a foundational exploration of the technologies, workflows, and business applications shaping the Earth Observation (EO) data landscape. Running from 22 to 26 September 2025, it provides a practical springboard …

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Living Planet Symposium 2025

June 23, 2025 - June 27, 2025
Austria Center Vienna, Bruno-Kreisky-Platz 1
Wien, 1220 Austria

Background The Living Planet Symposium 2025 (LPS25) is the latest in ESA’s triennial series of global events on Earth observation. Held every three years, these symposia have grown in both size and scope, focusing on key environmental issues. In response to the intensifying climate crisis, LPS25 will center on the theme of moving “from observation …

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Satellite-based tools for investigating aquatic ecosystems 2023

This post contains educational material from the 2023 ‘Satellite-based tools for investigating aquatic ecosystems’ online training course. It was held as a precursor to the Trevor Platt Science Foundation Symposium, and was run for 4 months from April – July 2023. The lectures can also be found on YouTube by clicking here. Access specific videos …

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GEOSPATIAL DATA EXPLORATION WITH GENERATIVE AI (GEN4GEO)

Prime company: Cherrydata srl (IT)

The goal of the GEN4GEO project is to design a system that leverages generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to enable the exploration and visualization of geospatial data through natural language interaction between users and systems. While foundation models are general-purpose and suitable for data exploration across various contexts, they have significant limitations in handling data — …

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